Mississippi Melody (1936)

Movie
German title	Mississippi tune
Original title	Banjo on my knee
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1936
length	95 minutes
Rod
Director	John Cromwell
script	Nunnally Johnson
production	Nunnally Johnson Darryl F. Zanuck
music	Charles Maxwell
camera	Ernest Palmer
cut	Hanson T. Fritch
occupation
Barbara Stanwyck : Pearl Elliott Holley Joel McCrea : Ernie Holley Walter Brennan : Newt Holley Buddy Ebsen : Buddy Helen Westley : Grandma Walter Catlett : Warfield Scott Tony Martin : Chick Bean Katherine DeMille : Leota Long Victor Kilian : Mr. Slade Minna Gombell : Ruby Spencer Charters : Judge Tope Hall Johnson Choir : Vocal Ensemble George Humbert : Jules Hilda Vaughn : Gurtha Cecil Weston : Hattie Louis Mason : Eph

Mississippi Melody (Original title: Banjo on My Knee ) is an American feature film from 1936. It was produced by Nunnally Johnson and Darryl F. Zanuck at 20th Century Fox , directed by John Cromwell . Johnson wrote the script based on a story by Harry Hamilton . The premiere took place on December 11, 1936 in the USA. The film was released in cinemas in Germany and Austria in 1938. Mississippi tune was shot in black and white.

action

At the wedding of Ernie Holly and Pearl Elliot, who live on an island in the Mississippi , an argument breaks out when the fish buyer Slade kisses the bride. Ernie knocks him down so he falls into the river. Believing to have killed Slade, Ernie escapes, leaving his bride and the wedding behind. Ernie's father Newt, who tried to serenade the couple with the St. Louis Blues , is very upset. While Slade is found unharmed, Ernie escapes, believing he is a murderer, and travels to sea.

After half a year he returns to take Pearl with him to Aruba , where he wants to live in the future. He gets into a heated argument with her about this because she rejects his plans. Ernie leaves the island again, while Pearl goes to New Orleans from a photographer and takes a job as a dishwasher . When Ernie shows up several times in New Orleans and gets into an argument with Warfield Scott, the photographer, Pearl leaves the city with a singer to go to Chicago . Ernie returns home to Mississippi Island and wants to marry Leota Long. Pearl appears and gets into an argument with her. While the two are fighting, the houseboat with Pearl, Ernie and Newt on board breaks loose and drifts down the river. Newt steers the boat ashore and locks Ernie and Pearl inside the houseboat, where the two start kissing after an argument. Newt can finally sing the St. Louis Blues for her.

Awards

Edmund H. Hansen was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Sound in 1937 for Mississippi Melody .

Web links

• Mississippi melody in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Banjo on My Knees in the All Movie Guide (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Banjo on My Knee in The New York Times
2. ↑ Banjo on My Knees (1936) - Synopsis. In: Turner Classic Movies . Accessed December 30, 2019 .